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WWCN12 CWWG 232017
YELLOW WARNING - WINTER STORM
FOR NORTHERN MANITOBA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:17 P.M. CDT FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - WINTER STORM - FOR:
SOUTH INDIAN LAKE AND AMISK PROV. PARK
LYNN LAKE - LEAF RAPIDS - PUKATAWAGAN
BROCHET
TADOULE LAKE.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO:
- SNOW
- FREEZING RAIN
- WIND
- RAIN
A SIGNIFICANT FALL STORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN MANITOBA BEGINNING
LATER THIS EVENING AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
WHERE: AREAS OF NORTHERN MANITOBA, INCLUDING, PUKATAWAGAN, LYNN
LAKE, BROCHET, AND TADOULE LAKE.
WHAT: HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS INCLUDING:
HEAVY SNOW WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 20 TO 40 CM.
SEVERE WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 90 KM/H.
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.
FREEZING RAIN WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 MM.
HEAVY RAIN WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 20 TO 30 MM.
WHEN: PRECIPITATION AND STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MOVE INTO
NORTHERN MANITOBA OVERNIGHT FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING AND BEGIN
MOSTLY AS RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN. THIS WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW
THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SATURDAY WITH GUSTS UP
TO 90 KM/H IN AREAS CLOSER TO THE NUNAVUT BORDER AND WILL TAPER OFF
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE DRASTICALLY
REDUCED IN BLOWING SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHEN FALLING
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COMBINE.
TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE SUDDENLY
REDUCED TO NEAR-ZERO AT TIMES. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. PROPERTY
OR TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
MBSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON SOCIAL
MEDIA USING (HASH)MBSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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